Following positive drilling results at its Western Williston Basin acreage, Whiting Petroleum Corp. has acquired 17,282 net acres in Williams County, N.D., and Roosevelt and Richland Counties in Montana.READ MORESHARE

A Texas-based crude oil logistics and marketing service, Bridger LLC, with 8 operating locations in the Williston Basin, has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as the fourth fastest-growing private company in 2013. READ MORESHARE

Flexpipe Systems, a composite pipeline technology provider, has opened a new facility in Dickinson, N.D., to better serve current and future clients in need of moving oil, water or condensate. READ MORESHARE

The Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance submitted comments on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's second draft of the proposed rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. READ MORESHARE

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Wildcat Minerals LLC, giving U.S. Silica Holdings potential sand storage and rail capacity at 16 of Wildcat's transloading sites located near major shale basins. READ MORESHARE